Frank's Hefty Damascus Folder

[Clydetz]

It's been awhile in the making but Frank Niro built a beautiful folder for me. Even 'spiced' it up a bit. Here's the specs:

Length closed: 5 1/2"
Length open: 9 3/8"
Blade length: 4"
Blade thickness: 0.136"
Blade steel: Damascus by Randy Hass Jr.
Liners: 0.050" thick 6AL4V titanium, jewelled & anodized
Back spacer: 416 stainless w/filework inside & out with 2 black lip
pearl 'windows'
Bolsters: 416 stainless with 'fluting'
Bolster screws: 2 x 56 - 24 carat gold plated
Scales: bone cut stag
Scale screws: 2 x 56 - 24 carat gold plated
Thumb stud: steel heated colored and with a blue sapphire inset

Now for the pictures:

No little folder is this one...

Hard to get a picture of the Randy Hass Jr. damascus...

That's a bit better...

Blue, fileworked liners...

The fileworked back spacer with 2 black lip pearl 'windows' and the anodized blue, jeweled, fileworked, titanium liners...

I hope you like it... I've already told Frank I'm very pleased!

 

[Mike Turner]

Frank sure makes a good looking folder and that one sure would fit my big hands.

 

[Clydetz]

I took a couple more pictures this morning. Just found another way of showing the size of this beauty. Comparing it to one of my favorite production knives... the Buck 110. :3:

 

[ArtinNC]

Frank makes a nice folder.

 

[Frank Niro]

Thank you , People. Frank

 

[Clydetz]

Frank... i am one happy camper! I don't seem to be able to put this knife down. It's like that security blanket that Linus carries around but much better. :biggrin:

 

[Lagrange]

Great looking knife!